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I could get behind that. I was a Pawlenty guy until he dropped out after Ames, so obviously I think that he’s qualified – and Perry could use Pawlenty’s core team, who were and are some of the best of the business.

Early days, of course: first Perry has to survive the September debate gauntlet. If he does – and, if nothing else, we can expect that Romney will not be keeping the low profile at future debates that he did in past ones – then we can revisit the subject at a later date.

Because they thought that he could do it, AZR. They certainly provided the support that they could be reasonably expected to support: fundraising and general interest, however, are going to be up to the candidate in the end. My analysis of why Pawlenty didn’t provide enough is going to have to wait until after the election, probably: there are elements of said analysis that are going to be critical of Republicans (as well as elements that are going to be critical of Pawlenty), but not in a way that will actually help Team Pachyderm right now. We’ve got too many Republicans bitterly writing next year’s Democratic attack ads as it is. 🙂

Further thought: What if Perry appointed Sarah Palin as Chief Advisor and Designated Lightning-Rod? All they’d have to do is send her out to make a speech somewhere, and it would head-fake the Press so bad they’d be thirty points up before Pinch noticed anything.

I could easily get behind virtually ANY Perry/___________ ticket. But, as Stymie, of Little Rascals fame was once admonished:”If you’re going to wish for something you can’t have, wish for something BIG.”

If Perry is the nominee, he could name anyone he wished other than that fop Huntsman from Utah without jeopardizing his chances of winning.

Perry/Palin would be such fun. The left would go into full Gran Mal seizures after which their heads would either burst into flames or explode.